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2010-05-14
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a while back I remember reading somewhere that we could flash the phone by placing the firmware within the phone and then running the onboard flash utility from the X-Term to flash it.
- Is this true? Can it really be done?
- If it is indeed possible, how do we do it? I mean what are the commands for it?
- As usual, this would also have to be run as root, no?
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2010-05-14
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An "onboard flash utility"? Any links/URLs that this exists?
Sounds too me like cutting off the branch you're sitting on.
Sounds too me like cutting off the branch you're sitting on.
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2010-05-14
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someone needs to write a "self-destruct" app for this.
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2010-05-14
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maybe just confusion between "firmware flashing" and "kernel flashing" (via on-board kernel flasher)?
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2010-05-14
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entire firmware or kernel only?
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2010-05-16
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this is the place where i found this half baked knowledge. http://wiki.maemo.org/Flasher#N900_flasher
now to see how far this is true!
now to see how far this is true!
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2010-05-16
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Originally Posted by normaltusker
well... executing the utility gets to just the "Suitable device not found, waiting" stage. that's about it.
this is the place where i found this half baked knowledge. http://wiki.maemo.org/Flasher#N900_flasher
now to see how far this is true!
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2010-05-16
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Maybe if there's a proper multibooter and the root fs exists on zfs.
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2010-05-16
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Originally Posted by Andre Klapper
flasher, it was added in PR1.1 I think.
An "onboard flash utility"? Any links/URLs that this exists?
Sounds too me like cutting off the branch you're sitting on.
Code:
softupd -vv -s --local
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flasher --local <issue command you want> # sync to save
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2010-05-17
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only results in Update Failed.
Edit:
I was trying to flash the CMT. Can't update the CMT from the external Flasher. I always end up with Programming CMT Failed!
Last edited by normaltusker; 2010-05-17 at 15:34. Reason: Added the reason for the trial
Edit:
I was trying to flash the CMT. Can't update the CMT from the external Flasher. I always end up with Programming CMT Failed!
Last edited by normaltusker; 2010-05-17 at 15:34. Reason: Added the reason for the trial